https://www.scmp.com/rss/503828/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “One episode that stands out to this day involved an interview with a person who participated in chemsex,” the Malaysian podcast host known as J says when asked about memorable moments from the Kunyit Squared podcast, which has now lasted for two seasons. “Hearing about their experiences was profound. It solidified my belief that while chemsex [having sex while under the influence of drugs] is addictive, people won’t stop if they are told to not do drugs.” Fellow host V adds that even though... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3076897/two-gay-men-forced-hide-our-identities-make-our-voices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3076897/two-gay-men-forced-hide-our-identities-make-our-voices?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2020 04:47:21 +0000 “Loading” according to the Cambridge dictionary is defined as putting goods onto a vehicle, or in finance it means a charge added to an investment. But to Malaysians, since the arrival of the internet, “loading” refers to someone slowly processing information. This is one of the 300 Malaysian slang terms posted so far on the on MySlangBank Instagram account, an archive of urban language made famous by social media and terms already woven into the country’s culture and identity. “It started as a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3052620/malaysian-instagram-slang-bank-creates-graphic-archive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3052620/malaysian-instagram-slang-bank-creates-graphic-archive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Feb 2020 02:00:23 +0000 Tension spread across Malaysia on the night of May 9, 2018, as the nation waited for results of the general election. Rumours of phantom voters and power outages in some polling stations were rife on Twitter and speculation focused on the possibility that the opposition coalition would finally seize power from the National Front, which had ruled the country since 1957. It was not until well after midnight that the Election Commission finally announced that the former ruling party had lost to the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3052224/wealth-inequality-corruption-malaysian-rock-bands-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3052224/wealth-inequality-corruption-malaysian-rock-bands-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Feb 2020 02:30:08 +0000